Personalization services for entities from multiple sources

• US 20040220791A1
• Filed: 06/02/2004
• Published: 11/04/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sonic Solutions (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Interactual Technologies Incorporated A California Corpor
• Inventors: Gewickey, Gregory I., Lamkin, Allan B., Collart, Todd R.
• Application Number:
  US10/860,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20040220791A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 703/11
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/022 Control panels
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/12 by sensing distinguishing features of or on records, e.g. diameter end mark
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/16 Manual control
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4061 Push-to services, e.g. push-to-talk or push-to-video
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/764 at the destination reformatting of additional data in video clients H04N21/4355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23614 : Multiplexing of additional data and video streams arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information H04H20/28
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 : PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42646 : for reading from or writing on a non-volatile solid state storage medium, e.g. DVD, CD-ROM
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4305 : Synchronising client clock from received content stream, e.g. locking decoder clock with encoder clock, extraction of the PCR packets arrangements for synchronising receiver with transmitter by comparing receiver clock with transmitter clock H04L7/0012; arrangements for synchronising receiver with transmitter wherein the receiver takes measures against momentary loss of synchronisation H04L7/0083
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4348 : Demultiplexing of additional data and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 : Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4381 : Recovering the multiplex stream from a specific network, e.g. recovering MPEG packets from ATM cells transmission of MPEG streams over ATM H04L12/5601
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4408 : involving video stream encryption, e.g. re-encrypting a decrypted video stream for redistribution in a home network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/441 : Acquiring end-user identification , e.g. using personal code sent by the remote control or by inserting a card
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/443 : OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 : Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 : End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 : Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/60 : Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client , e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 : IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8355 : involving usage data, e.g. number of copies or viewings allowed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 : Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 : Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A system comprising a plurality of devices connected via a network; a plurality of entities located on at least one of the plurality of devices; and a content management system located on at least one of the plurality of devices for creating a collection using at least two of the plurality of entities. A method of modifying a collection comprising analyzing metadata associated with the collection; and removing at least one entity from the collection based upon a set of presentation rules.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a plurality of devices connected via a network;

a plurality of entities located on at least one of the plurality of devices; and

a content management system located on at least one of the plurality of devices for creating a collection using at least two of the plurality of entities.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the entities are public domain entities.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the entities are shared within a LAN, a trusted network, a WAN, or an Internet.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the entities require access privileges.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the access privileges include a password.

6. The system of claim 4 wherein the access privileges include a key.

7. The system of claim 1 further comprising a content search engine for locating entities.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the content search engine searches for entities based upon a cost of retrieving the entities.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the cost of retrieving the entities includes determining a trust level where the entities are stored.

10. A method of modifying a collection comprising:

analyzing metadata associated with the collection; and

removing at least one entity from the collection based upon a set of presentation rules.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising adding at least one new entity from to the collection, wherein the added entity takes the place of the removed entity.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the presentation rules include system information.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein the presentation rules include a user profile.

14. The method of claim 10 wherein the presentation rules are based upon a user request.

15. A method of displaying content comprising:

providing a request to a content manager, the request including a set of criteria;

searching for a collection that at least partially fulfills the request, the collection including a plurality of entities;

determining which of the plurality of entities within the collection do not meet the set of criteria; and

searching for a replacement entity to replace one of the plurality of entities within the collection that do not meet the set of criteria.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the set of criteria include system information.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the set of criteria include a user profile.

18. The method of claim 15 further comprising determining if access rights exist for each of the plurality of entities within the collection.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising replacing one of the plurality of entities for which there are not access rights with a second replacement entity.

20. The method of claim 15 further comprising:

replacing one of the plurality of entities within the collection that do not meet the set of criteria with the replacement entity; and

modifying a set of collection metadata in response to the replacing step.

21. A method of modifying an entity, the entity having entity metadata associated therewith, comprising the steps of:

comparing the entity or the entity metadata with a set of criteria ;

determining a portion of the entity that does not meet the set of criteria; and

removing the portion of the entity that does not meet the set of criteria.

22. The method of claim 21 further comprising modifying the entity metadata.

23. The method of claim 21 further comprising adding a portion of a second entity to replace the portion of the entity that was removed.

24. The method of claim 23 further comprising modifying the entity metadata.

25. The method of claim 21 wherein the set of criteria include a user profile.

26. The method of claim 21 wherein the set of criteria include system information.

27. The method of claim 21 wherein the entity is a video entity.

28. The method of claim 21 wherein the entity is an audio entity.

29. The method of claim 21 wherein the entity is a graphics entity.

30. A collection embodied on a computer readable medium comprising:

a digital video file entity;

an audio entity, for providing an associated audio for the digital video file;

a menu entity, for providing points within the digital video file; and

collection metadata for defining the playback of the digital video file entity, the audio entity, and the menu entity.

31. The collection embodied on a computer readable medium of claim 30 the points correspond to titles or parts of titles within a digital versatile disk.

32. The collection embodied on a computer readable medium of claim 30 further comprising an entity for providing subtitles corresponding to the audio entity.

33. The collection embodied on a computer readable medium of claim 30 wherein the computer readable medium is a portable storage medium.

34. The collection embodied on a computer readable medium of claim 30 wherein the computer readable medium is a plurality of storage devices.

35. The collection embodied on a computer readable medium of claim 34 wherein the plurality of storage devices are local storage devices.

36. The collection embodied on a computer readable medium of claim 34 wherein at least one of the plurality of storage devices is a remote storage device.

37. The collection embodied on a computer readable medium of claim 30 wherein the computer readable medium is a local storage medium.

38. The collection embodied on a computer readable medium of claim 30 wherein the collection metadata includes system information.

39. A method of downloading streaming content comprising:

downloading a first portion of the streaming content;

downloading a second portion of the steaming content while the first portion of the streaming content is also downloading;

outputting the first portion of the steaming content for display on a presentation device; and

outputting the second portion of the steaming content for display on a presentation device after outputting the first portion of the steaming content;

wherein a third portion of the steaming content originally positioned in between the first portion of the steaming content and the second portion of the steaming content is not output for display on a presentation device.

40. The method of claim 39 wherein the third portion of the streaming content does not meet a set of presentation rules.

41. The method of claim 39 wherein the streaming content is an audio file.

42. The method of claim 39 wherein the streaming content is a video file.

43. The method of claim 39 wherein the third portion of the streaming content does not meet a set of user criteria.

44. The method of claim 39 further comprising receiving a request from a user to skip the third portion of the streaming content.

45. A method of displaying a context sensitive menu comprising the steps of:

outputting content to a display device;

receiving a request to display a menu;

deriving the context sensitive menu from the current content being output; and

outputting the context sensitive menu to the display device.

46. The method of claim 45 wherein the context sensitive menu is derived from video content.

47. The method of claim 45 further comprising the step of deriving the context sensitive menu from a user profile.

48. The method of claim 45 further comprising the step of receiving the context sensitive menu from a server.

49. The method of claim 48 wherein the context sensitive menu is an update of video content on a DVD.

50. The method of claim 48 further comprising altering the context sensitive menu received from the server base upon a user profile.

51. The method of claim 45 wherein the context sensitive menu is overlaid on the content.

52. The method of claim 51 wherein the context sensitive menu is overlaid using alpha blending.